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harry reid will not let the senate vote. so, for example, jack luke said we need to fund our veterans and disability payments. i agree. the house passed a bill to fund our veterans. every senate republican believes we should fund our veterans regardless of what happens in the shutdown. our veterans shouldn't pay the price. and right now harry reid and the senate democrats are refusing to have a vote and blocking it. the only reason the va is not adequately funded right now is because harry reid and the democrats are blocking it. >> how about a cooling off period? cnn is reporting kind of a cooling off period. that you pass a clean spending bill for six weeks and on it you also increase the debt ceiling for six weeks. in that six weeks, you negotiate on how to fund the government and you negotiate the debt ceiling. >> candy, that would -- >> that would accomplish what you want, which is the president at the table? >> look what you just asked. you said how about the agreement be give the democrats 100% of what they want with n
harry reid will not let the senate vote. so, for example, jack luke said we need to fund our veterans and disability payments. i agree. the house passed a bill to fund our veterans. every senate republican believes we should fund our veterans regardless of what happens in the shutdown. our veterans shouldn't pay the price. and right now harry reid and the senate democrats are refusing to have a vote and blocking it. the only reason the va is not adequately funded right now is because harry reid...
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not just in harry reid's office but also physically harry reid's office is facing the west front of the capitol which if you see those pictures facing the quarter where this driver went into those barricades, where your right now, jake. so this is a system that was put 2 in place after 9/11. it's not used very much for the real thing. but to hear "shelter in place" and suddenly hear that shots were fired and not know, actually fit was in the capitol, at least at the beginning of course was very frightening. you mentioned the fact that these capitol police officers who rushed to the scene were not only heroic but they were heroic in the circumstances, and those circumstances are because of a government shutdown they're not getting paid. >> that's right, dana. when it was white house correspondent it happened periodically there would be a lockdown maybe once or twice a year some jerk would throw something over the fence or throw a firecracker. usually it was something that didn't turn out to be that big a deal. but they were very intense about security. you were referring to how often thi
not just in harry reid's office but also physically harry reid's office is facing the west front of the capitol which if you see those pictures facing the quarter where this driver went into those barricades, where your right now, jake. so this is a system that was put 2 in place after 9/11. it's not used very much for the real thing. but to hear "shelter in place" and suddenly hear that shots were fired and not know, actually fit was in the capitol, at least at the beginning of...
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>> there is no reason to believe that harry reid will screw this up. when he has the power back in his hands -- >> and he is found in negotiating these things ever. >> i have been saying that biden disappeared and now we find out reid won't let him in the building. >> he cut a bad deal the first two times around. >> andrew was talking about something two weeks ago. i cannot get it out of my mind. i want to thank our panel. that does it for this edition of "ac360 later." shutdown showdown with jake tapper starts right now. >>> tonight, a cnn special. >> very optimistic. >> i share his optimism. >> >> after two weeks of paralysis. >> there's a deal to be had here. >> there's finally movement. but the clock is still running down. >> if we don't start making real progress in the house and the senate we stand a good chance of defaulting. >> will the house rank and file play ball? don't count on it. >> if there are no systemic changes to the debt i would vote no. >> our guest a republican lawmaker from a swing district. >> jeff denham shut down our governmen
>> there is no reason to believe that harry reid will screw this up. when he has the power back in his hands -- >> and he is found in negotiating these things ever. >> i have been saying that biden disappeared and now we find out reid won't let him in the building. >> he cut a bad deal the first two times around. >> andrew was talking about something two weeks ago. i cannot get it out of my mind. i want to thank our panel. that does it for this edition of...
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does this mean that the senate majority leader harry reid from nevada does believe he can get 60 votes for a bill which includes tougher, broader background check program? >> reporter: that's exactly what it means, the whole idea was to put some base piece of legislation on the floor that could pass. they wouldn't put a provision into the bill if they thought it could endanger the entire bill. that was the logic behind making the bill via amendment. they didn't want to endanger the whole bill, but they wanted to show me you have 60 votes. by attaches it, he does believe he has 60 votes to pass the senate. but this is all a sideshow, because if john boehner doesn't decide to pick this up in the house, then for naught. >> well, it's not for fought if he can put the pressure on the house. >> that's true. >> that's certainly to me a pretty tough position to be in. if you're boehner, this has passed the upper house, i don't think the members should get a vote on it. cynthia, if sam's reporting is right, and he is a first-rate reporter, and we have a bill that includes background checks, doe
does this mean that the senate majority leader harry reid from nevada does believe he can get 60 votes for a bill which includes tougher, broader background check program? >> reporter: that's exactly what it means, the whole idea was to put some base piece of legislation on the floor that could pass. they wouldn't put a provision into the bill if they thought it could endanger the entire bill. that was the logic behind making the bill via amendment. they didn't want to endanger the whole...
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and to hear it from harry reid is one thing. to hear it from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is another. very, very critical moment here for several reasons. one is because it is the republicans that are -- they're the ones who are probably going to have to give, particularly when it comes ultimately to the house of representatives led by republicans who, of course, have been trying to force at the beginning of this, the defunding of obama care, delay of obama care. they're the ones who want to feel comfortable that their brethren in the senate led by mitch mcconnell are carrying their water at least as much as they can. the fact that mitch mcconnell sounded so positive is indicative they feel good they can get what everybody hopes in the senate will be a big bipartisan vote in order to maybe -- maybe the senate would say force john boehner's hand or even more generally, make it impossible for the conservatives who are probably going to be opposed to anything that's worked out in the senate, make it impossible for them t
and to hear it from harry reid is one thing. to hear it from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is another. very, very critical moment here for several reasons. one is because it is the republicans that are -- they're the ones who are probably going to have to give, particularly when it comes ultimately to the house of representatives led by republicans who, of course, have been trying to force at the beginning of this, the defunding of obama care, delay of obama care. they're the ones who...
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if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be interesting. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, syria submits an initial inventory of its chemical weapons stockpile. >>> and then, senator claire mccaskill on syria and the government shutdown and the massacre at the fighting constipation by eating healthier, drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated for gentle, over-night relief. dulcolax. predictable over-night relief you can count on. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> the syrian government
if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be...
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i don't think that harry reid should shut down the government. the house of representatives did something significant, which is they passed a bill to make clear that regardless of what happens the men and women of our military -- they should be paid. that passed unanimously in the house. and listen, right now, harry reid and president obama had been essentially holding the military hostage, threatening their paychecks over this potential shutdown. they might force. i think regardless of what happened we should pass the bill. we should not have a shutdown, which means harry reid has to move off his absolutist position. you have been multiple compromises from the republicans, and can you tell me what the democrats have done to compromise -- >> but what has he done -- as i outlined before, you have lost ground from even the summer on the position of getting people to vote with you. you lost ground from that position and you haven't persuaded one democrat. you have got to be democrats if you're going to overturn this thing. >> well, actually, joe man
i don't think that harry reid should shut down the government. the house of representatives did something significant, which is they passed a bill to make clear that regardless of what happens the men and women of our military -- they should be paid. that passed unanimously in the house. and listen, right now, harry reid and president obama had been essentially holding the military hostage, threatening their paychecks over this potential shutdown. they might force. i think regardless of what...
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harry reid, twice, nancy pelosi once in 2004. you voted against bills to raise the debt ceiling in 2005, '04, '02 and 1997. why is now the first time anyone wants to debate this? >> we went through this in 2011 and saw the markets drop and markets tremble around the planet. we just did it. we understand the consequences. >> why are they different than -- >> again we have just learned this lesson in 2011. both democrats and republicans who might have had any views in the '80s or '90s we just went through. you don't want to repeat history. we should not attach anything to the debt ceiling. >> that's not what i say. >> we don't want to default. we should attach some spending cuts and -- >> but we cannot -- we cannot have -- >> and that's been done more than 20 times. >> there is never a threat of default. >> of those 20 times more often when the democrats controlled congress the huge majority is when democrats control congress. there is history and precedent to this and all the budget deals going back to 1985 came out of a result --
harry reid, twice, nancy pelosi once in 2004. you voted against bills to raise the debt ceiling in 2005, '04, '02 and 1997. why is now the first time anyone wants to debate this? >> we went through this in 2011 and saw the markets drop and markets tremble around the planet. we just did it. we understand the consequences. >> why are they different than -- >> again we have just learned this lesson in 2011. both democrats and republicans who might have had any views in the '80s...
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if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be interesting. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, syria submits an initial inventory of its chemical weapons stockpile. >>> and then, senator claire mccaskill on syria and the government shutdown and the massacre at the washington navy yard. stay tuned. [ female announcer ] nature valley protein bars, with simple, real ingredients, like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark-chocolate flavor, plus 10 grams of protein, so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes
if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be...
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just a few years ago, even democratic leader harry reid said he wouldn't do it, saying it would be -- >> a black chapter in the history of the senate. >> reporter: so what about now? why isn't this a black chapter in the history of the senate? >> things have changed dramatically since 2005. dramatically. for the last four and a half years, they have done everything they can to deny the fact that obama was elected and then re-elected. >> reporter: translation? gop obstruction is unprecedented. to back that up, democrats point to statistics from the nonpartisan congressional research service. in the history of the country, there have been 168 filibusters of presidential nominees. about half, 82, happened during the obama administration. >> in summary, this is a power grab. >> reporter: angry republicans don't necessarily dispute democrats' statistics about nominees they have blocked. instead, they point to how many judges they have confirmed. 215, and rejected five. when it comes to the fight that democrats called the last straw over vacancies in the d.c. circuit court of appeals, the r
just a few years ago, even democratic leader harry reid said he wouldn't do it, saying it would be -- >> a black chapter in the history of the senate. >> reporter: so what about now? why isn't this a black chapter in the history of the senate? >> things have changed dramatically since 2005. dramatically. for the last four and a half years, they have done everything they can to deny the fact that obama was elected and then re-elected. >> reporter: translation? gop...
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if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be interesting. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, syria submits an initial inventory of its chemical weapons stockpile. >>> and then, senator claire mccaskill on syria and the government shutdown and the massacre at the how mu protein does your dog food have? 18 percent? 20? new purina one true instinct has 30. active dogs crave nutrient-dense food. so we made purina one true instinct. learmore at purinaone.com [voice] hu-rry up, is cold in here. [jelly bear] relax. we're checking the manual. [jelly animal] whoa,this minivan is loaded! ailable forward collision warning,pandora compatibility, avail
if harry reid kills that, harry reid is response ible for shuttg down the government. he should listen to the american people. don't fund obama care because it's hurting the american people. it's not working. that's why the unions want out. that's why senate democrats want out, because it's not working. >> senator, we're going to talk about that with senator mccaskill in the next segment. thank you for joining us today and we'll stay on top of the battle of the budget. should be...
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i think you heard harry reid say that. look, you don't have to like the laws but you have to acknowledge them. so i think he had reached the breaking point and we saw the vote today. remarkable day. >> joining us now is chuck todd in the briefing room. we can see you, chuck, in the wide shot as we wait for the president to come in. what is the president likely to say because this does mean that if the democrats are going to lose in the midterms, pay back is going to be very sweet for mitch mcconnell. majority will rule. >> i mean, that's clearly the threat that the republicans are throwing out there today. let's take a step back here. i think this is the culmination of the power of special interest groups. it used to be a no vote was enough. and then when it became where -- and both parties have been doing this over the years, the willingness to use the filibuster to stop nominations that you didn't like, to have the ideological fights, be it on the left or the right, so then if you weren't supporting the filibuster but yo
i think you heard harry reid say that. look, you don't have to like the laws but you have to acknowledge them. so i think he had reached the breaking point and we saw the vote today. remarkable day. >> joining us now is chuck todd in the briefing room. we can see you, chuck, in the wide shot as we wait for the president to come in. what is the president likely to say because this does mean that if the democrats are going to lose in the midterms, pay back is going to be very sweet for...
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listen to harry reid. >> mr. president, the debt is here. the deadline is looming. rating agencies are talking about downgrading us as early as tonight, again. >> he spoke on the senate floor just before fitch actually did put the u.s. on a negative rating watch. this is a very ominous and serious development. give us some perspective. >> this is no way to run a country, and that's what fitch is saying, saying that the u.s. does not raise its debt ceiling early enough for the treasury department to alleviate concerns about which bills to pay. and that's the problem here. and the treasury department, an official there saying yeah. this shows we need to have some action here in the very near term. it's not a downgrade. but it is fitch saying, when you look at how we're running our business in washington, they're not doing a good enough job to garner that triple a, that sterling credit rating forever, putting investors on notice that the u.s. is not acting properly to continue that status. >> s&p did downgrade the rating. >> this is what investors are worried about. it
listen to harry reid. >> mr. president, the debt is here. the deadline is looming. rating agencies are talking about downgrading us as early as tonight, again. >> he spoke on the senate floor just before fitch actually did put the u.s. on a negative rating watch. this is a very ominous and serious development. give us some perspective. >> this is no way to run a country, and that's what fitch is saying, saying that the u.s. does not raise its debt ceiling early enough for the...
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. >> i hope it is about harry reid. >> it is about harry reid. the president did something very important in the state of the union which is really one of the most important addresses he will give in his second term. the first big policy address to congress, obviously after re-election. he said they deserve a vote. he didn't say it about one part or only background checks. he went through and put his moral fiber on the line and that they deserve a vote for each proposal. that was the president's words. i think what we're seeing is a pretty important fissure where now harry reid, either doesn't care that much about this issue from the person of comprehensive gun regulation and floor votes, or because he is stuck dealing with this very unruly caucus. either way, he has broken away from the idea we'll have a vote on everything whether or not we lose. now he is saying, you know what? this thing, maybe it is an amendment. maybe it gets in but i don't really care. when you contrast that to over 900 people are killed every month with guns and that we're
. >> i hope it is about harry reid. >> it is about harry reid. the president did something very important in the state of the union which is really one of the most important addresses he will give in his second term. the first big policy address to congress, obviously after re-election. he said they deserve a vote. he didn't say it about one part or only background checks. he went through and put his moral fiber on the line and that they deserve a vote for each proposal. that was...
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harry reid we believe is still in the build sglg appreciate that. bring in the chief business correspondent with more on what the downgrade means. what kind of consequences could it have? >> today was a warning but a downgrade could be a next step and that means we're at death conn two here. this is fich, the rating agency says the united states doesn't have the act together. it needed to raise the debt ceiling before now. it's too late to send the rest of the world the signal that the u.s. has its priorities in tact. when you have a warning it doesn't change interest rates, credit rating but if that were to happen, a downgrade it could make it for expensive for the u.s. and companies to borrow money and more difficult and expensive to fix the deficit, which is what this is about in the first place. it really shows what a dangerous moment we're in now and the people from outside the halls are watching us saying you needed to already raise the debt ceiling. this is a serious warning that america's government is doing america's economy and the world e
harry reid we believe is still in the build sglg appreciate that. bring in the chief business correspondent with more on what the downgrade means. what kind of consequences could it have? >> today was a warning but a downgrade could be a next step and that means we're at death conn two here. this is fich, the rating agency says the united states doesn't have the act together. it needed to raise the debt ceiling before now. it's too late to send the rest of the world the signal that the...
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let's take harry reid, who has coward before the gun lobby if harry reid thinks it's gun lobbyists who got him back in the election, he's nuts. he lost the male vote. it was the obama coalition of union voters, young voters who put harry reid back in office. people like harry reid give the gun lobby far too much credit. >> sam, what's your reaction to that? >> they say the same thing, that the nra has trumped that. and the only thing i would add to that is this. we've seen a lot of recent pollings, specifically background checks, and it's universally popular. i don't see any other issue polling at 90% popularity. if you read specific issues it might dip. this is a noncontroversial bill. it would be surprising to me if democrats felt concerned or nervous about voting for it and i think harry reid recognized that and that's why he's going forward with this in the baseline bill. >> according to "the washington post," these individual gun safety measures have overwhelming support with the public. you know, they have 6 in 10 people, 57% support a been on assault weapons, a majority, obvious
let's take harry reid, who has coward before the gun lobby if harry reid thinks it's gun lobbyists who got him back in the election, he's nuts. he lost the male vote. it was the obama coalition of union voters, young voters who put harry reid back in office. people like harry reid give the gun lobby far too much credit. >> sam, what's your reaction to that? >> they say the same thing, that the nra has trumped that. and the only thing i would add to that is this. we've seen a lot of...
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but i do think that harry reid should start talking openly about changing the senate rules. i mean, the democrats can play this game too. our next question is from chris rowelle. why should the american people pay taxes while the government is shut down? you would be talking about a tax revolt. it's very easy to sit here and say, hey, nobody should be paying any taxes. that's not -- that's not right. are men and women who serve this country in uniform, the governmental process that is in place that keeps this country free and strong is something that i don't think americans ever want to yun undercut. this too shall pass. we will win this struggle in washington. keep the faith. stick around. rapid response panel is next. >>> i'm dominic chu. the dow gained 76 points, the s&p up 11 and the nasdaq rose 33. twitter unsealed documents for its initial public offering and says it hopes to raise $1 billion. oil prices rose to nearly $104 a barrel as off shore rigs in the gulf brace for tropical storm karen. and shares of facebook climbed after instagram will start using ads in the n
but i do think that harry reid should start talking openly about changing the senate rules. i mean, the democrats can play this game too. our next question is from chris rowelle. why should the american people pay taxes while the government is shut down? you would be talking about a tax revolt. it's very easy to sit here and say, hey, nobody should be paying any taxes. that's not -- that's not right. are men and women who serve this country in uniform, the governmental process that is in place...
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and so the majority strategist, harry reid, had a choice. put the assault weapons ban in the bill, going to the floor, and watch as the first amendment offered on the floor would be an amendment to strip out the assault weapons ban, or bring the bill to the floor without the assault weapons ban and watch dianne feinstein offer it as an amendment just like she did last time and harry reid is making the second choice. he announced tonight, once debate begins, i will ensure that a ban on assault weapons limits to high capacity magazines and mental health provisions receive votes along with other amendments. in his state of the union address, president obama called for all of these provisions to receive votes, and i will ensure that they do. there was going to be a vote on the assault weapons ban on the senate floor whether harry reid included it in the original version in the bill on the senate floor or not. what we know now, the vote will be up to dianne feinstein. if she offers it on the senate floor as we know she will, and fights for it as
and so the majority strategist, harry reid, had a choice. put the assault weapons ban in the bill, going to the floor, and watch as the first amendment offered on the floor would be an amendment to strip out the assault weapons ban, or bring the bill to the floor without the assault weapons ban and watch dianne feinstein offer it as an amendment just like she did last time and harry reid is making the second choice. he announced tonight, once debate begins, i will ensure that a ban on assault...
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and harry reid and president obama's position is we won't even talk. let me point to something that's a good sign. this may have been missed in the coverage, but it's a good sign of washington working the way it should. today a piece of legislation was passed. the house of representatives passed a bill sunday morning that says regardless of what happens if there's a shutdown or not, we're going to fund the men and women of our military. for weeks president obama and harry reid had been threatening the men and women of the mill their their paychecks would be lost. today harry reid did something good, something i praised him for, so the senate unanimously passed that. that will go to the president's desk for signature today. that's a step in the right direction. that is ensuring that our soldiers and sailors, airmen and marines are not held hostage. >> so at least a bit of bipartisanship. i want to take a quick break, continue this conversation. there's a lot at stake, as you well know. much more of our conversation can senator ted cruz. tweet us, using
and harry reid and president obama's position is we won't even talk. let me point to something that's a good sign. this may have been missed in the coverage, but it's a good sign of washington working the way it should. today a piece of legislation was passed. the house of representatives passed a bill sunday morning that says regardless of what happens if there's a shutdown or not, we're going to fund the men and women of our military. for weeks president obama and harry reid had been...
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senate majority leader harry reid has made it clear he'll not pass any plan weakening the president's signature health care law and opted to keep the senate in recess until this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. instead of bringing them back early to take up the house bill. but at this point, most agree despite all the sound and fury, a shutdown is practically unavoidable. >> the senate will come in session. the house position, which is basically the same one they sent us the last time, is going to be rejected, again. we're going to face the prospect of the government shutting down come midnight monday night, tuesday morning. >> there's only one side that is linking obama care with a shutdown of government. >> what you're seeing play out here is the end of what senator richard burr, republican of north carolina, says was the dumbest idea he'd ever heard of. >> the president himself has acknowledged the law's not ready. he's making exceptions for people, unions, big business, other special interests. >> we have a system where the rich and powerful, those with connections to the obama administrati
senate majority leader harry reid has made it clear he'll not pass any plan weakening the president's signature health care law and opted to keep the senate in recess until this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. instead of bringing them back early to take up the house bill. but at this point, most agree despite all the sound and fury, a shutdown is practically unavoidable. >> the senate will come in session. the house position, which is basically the same one they sent us the last time, is going to...
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harry reid had heavy nra backing the last few campaigns. is it really that surprising that they pulled it at this stage? >> yeah, to me personally, it really is. i would have thought after what we saw happen in connecticut that it -- that there would have been -- it would not have been as difficult. if you're sitting back and watching this and you look, for example, at the headline that you just showed us earlier with all of the pictures of those children that were literally slaughtered, most numbers of the american public have to be saying this is an absolute travesty. what is so difficult about this? why is it that there is a belief in our country that you need to have these type of weapons at home? quite clearly this person could not have slaughtered all the children if you didn't have an assault weapon. >> the politics are very tough, john. you have red state democrats in louisiana, arkansas, alaska, they don't want to touch an assault weapons ban with a ten foot pole. >> and i think it was a big part of the democratic strategy in '06 w
harry reid had heavy nra backing the last few campaigns. is it really that surprising that they pulled it at this stage? >> yeah, to me personally, it really is. i would have thought after what we saw happen in connecticut that it -- that there would have been -- it would not have been as difficult. if you're sitting back and watching this and you look, for example, at the headline that you just showed us earlier with all of the pictures of those children that were literally slaughtered,...
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that's why harry reid doesn't trust him. i suspect that's why the president doesn't want to negotiate with him because he won't keep his word or can't deliver. newt gingrich, when he made a deal, he stuck to the deal. >> say look, harry reid compromised did negotiate and was double crossed, basically. >> i'm not so sure that we know the details of that. what happens in these sessions as paul knows too painfully well, as i do, that these guys throw out ideas and say we can go for that. probably not that but we can do this and that and that and then everybody takes a break for lunch and somebody walks out and there is dave standing outside the door and say what are you talking about? this happened and that happened and that's established gospel when no decision was made and tossing out ideas. i don't know whether the leaks -- the e-mails, whatever it was that harry reid leaked were the final word or whether they were works in progress. so i would be careful saying they don't trust each other because of that instance. >> i thin
that's why harry reid doesn't trust him. i suspect that's why the president doesn't want to negotiate with him because he won't keep his word or can't deliver. newt gingrich, when he made a deal, he stuck to the deal. >> say look, harry reid compromised did negotiate and was double crossed, basically. >> i'm not so sure that we know the details of that. what happens in these sessions as paul knows too painfully well, as i do, that these guys throw out ideas and say we can go for...
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harry reid and the rest of the democrats filibustered the bill and killed it, demanding 60 votes.ñr >> jon: you know it's the same ( bleep ) thing, right? look, sheers what's crazy. we all want the same thing. bad guys not to have guns. some people, including myself, believe a good way to do, that at least to start, is too check who's buying them, or make the guns somewhat traceable so when the bad guys get them we can figure out how. not wait for a bad guy to draw and then draw faster. which, by the way, if that's what you want, okay. we'll have that debate, but stop prepping that background checks are the last barrier standing between a free america and obama-sponsored government mom rape. ( cheers and applause ) we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with caramelized onions and melted white cheddar. everyday, as always, there's a lot to love for a li
harry reid and the rest of the democrats filibustered the bill and killed it, demanding 60 votes.ñr >> jon: you know it's the same ( bleep ) thing, right? look, sheers what's crazy. we all want the same thing. bad guys not to have guns. some people, including myself, believe a good way to do, that at least to start, is too check who's buying them, or make the guns somewhat traceable so when the bad guys get them we can figure out how. not wait for a bad guy to draw and then draw faster....
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the reality of the situation is harry reid controls the senate. in order to defund obama care you need five democratic senators to switch their position. >> you told them that. >> they haven't done that. but again, i appreciate any effort that really highlights how harmful obama care is going to be. so let me say it probably wasn't the best strategy to employ. but now we're here. now what the house is doing is i think doing what congress should do. they're starting to pass small appropriation bills. they're starting to prioritize funding. the fact that harry reid is even willing to bring those up for a vote kind of shows you who's really playing politics with the situation. >> you got them here. >> it took two to tango to get us here. but now i think it makes an awful lot of sense to start passing the prioritized spending bills. let's face it. the government, this is the most shameless action so far, they actually had to spend money to erect barricades around the open park world war ii memorial basically blocking out 80 and 90-year-old world war i
the reality of the situation is harry reid controls the senate. in order to defund obama care you need five democratic senators to switch their position. >> you told them that. >> they haven't done that. but again, i appreciate any effort that really highlights how harmful obama care is going to be. so let me say it probably wasn't the best strategy to employ. but now we're here. now what the house is doing is i think doing what congress should do. they're starting to pass small...
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harry reid said i made a deal with mcconnell it's going to be ok. the republicans aren't going to filibuster. dick durbin said at the time: cenk: positive environment, the republicans aren't going to filibuster anymore. they got a deal, so we didn't have to take it away. what happened today when senator hagel, a republican up for secretary of defense? the republicans filibustered. >> on this vote, the aye58 the nays 40, one senator announced present. 50% of the senators not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. cenk: even though 58 senators say yes let's end the debate and confirm him nope, not going to end the debate, because the republicans filibustering. now harry reid is shocked to find out that the republicans were not true to their word! >> the republicans have made an unfortunate choice to up the level here in washington. just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. we need this vote today. why? times like this, it's nice to have a secretary of defense. cenk: man, harry reid, oh, you're killing 'em y
harry reid said i made a deal with mcconnell it's going to be ok. the republicans aren't going to filibuster. dick durbin said at the time: cenk: positive environment, the republicans aren't going to filibuster anymore. they got a deal, so we didn't have to take it away. what happened today when senator hagel, a republican up for secretary of defense? the republicans filibustered. >> on this vote, the aye58 the nays 40, one senator announced present. 50% of the senators not having voted...
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what's your insight into what harry reid is going to do? >> harry reid is barack obama's best friend in the senate, he's what stands between obama and the democratic caucus that is sometimes uncomfortable. especially with 2014 being a big election year. i think gives him room to operate but certainly the support of the president for now talking about a process, processes move slowly talking about possibly doing sanctions later on. he's helping barack obama right now. >> well, he's their best friend and you're our best friend, buddy. >> my pleasure, take care. >> it's not all gloom and doom in washington at the capitol. the christmas tree arrived this morning, stands 88 feet tall and traveled from washington state. the tree will be decorated with 5,000 ornaments hand made by children across the country. the official lighting is set for next tuesday night. a hol diday classic, i'm going put on a little johnny cash. ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ ♪ by the end of december, we'll be delivering ♪ ♪ through 12 blizzards blowing ♪ 8 fro
what's your insight into what harry reid is going to do? >> harry reid is barack obama's best friend in the senate, he's what stands between obama and the democratic caucus that is sometimes uncomfortable. especially with 2014 being a big election year. i think gives him room to operate but certainly the support of the president for now talking about a process, processes move slowly talking about possibly doing sanctions later on. he's helping barack obama right now. >> well, he's...
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harry reid described this continuing resolution standoff in playground terms. >> you know, with a bully you cannot let them slap you around because they slap you around today, they slap you five or six times tomorrow. we are not going to be bullied. >> reporter: democrats want a so-called clean bill to fund the government for about a month and a half. new york senator chuck schumer suggested john boehner is listening too much to his tea party members. >> speaker boehner is like the ancient mayans. making a sacrificial offering. >> reporter: boehner seemed frustrated by senate skipping the weekend and waiting until ten hours from a government shutdown to meet. >> it's time for the senate to listen to the american people, just like the house has listened to the american people and pass a one-year delay of o'boom care and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. >> reporter: that's what the house passed after mid-. night saturday night. sunday some republicans gathered on the senate steps of the capital drawing this conclusion. >> the fact that the senators aren't here and harry reid
harry reid described this continuing resolution standoff in playground terms. >> you know, with a bully you cannot let them slap you around because they slap you around today, they slap you five or six times tomorrow. we are not going to be bullied. >> reporter: democrats want a so-called clean bill to fund the government for about a month and a half. new york senator chuck schumer suggested john boehner is listening too much to his tea party members. >> speaker boehner is...
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and i think this is a, a big, big thing that harry reid is throwing to them. that you know, they are going to have their people on record. >> karen tumulty, john harris, thanks for joining me. >> thanks a lot, chris. >>> if guns are one part of the big conversation on capitol hill, the budget is the other part. joining me for the republican perspective on all the budget activity happening right now on capitol hill is wyoming senator, john brasso, chairman. public policy committee. senator, thank you for taking the time. we're in the midst or about to be in the midst of a vote-a-ramma, 400-plus amendments to the budget.a, 400s to the budget. >> for the lay person, why are we doing this? and is this progress? that we're having this open amendment process? how should the average person watching you guys be there until midnight or 3:00 in the morning, 400 amendments being voted up or down, how should they take it? >> for the first time in four years we're actually on the floor voting on the budget. the democrats even though by law they have to offer one, haven't o
and i think this is a, a big, big thing that harry reid is throwing to them. that you know, they are going to have their people on record. >> karen tumulty, john harris, thanks for joining me. >> thanks a lot, chris. >>> if guns are one part of the big conversation on capitol hill, the budget is the other part. joining me for the republican perspective on all the budget activity happening right now on capitol hill is wyoming senator, john brasso, chairman. public policy...
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not going anywhere with harry reid. options will become apparent at that 2:00 meeting. from conversations i've had they include a wide array. possibly the house sending back the government funding bill, one-year delay of the individual mandate, the idea the government pay in premiums to staffers on capitol hill would be cut so gives the republicans ability to say harry reid was protecting his own heck and didn't want to be on the same track of the american people in terms of the exchanges. third, you could have somewhat of a delay or clean cr. the votes are there for the clean cr, interestingly enough, andrea, there are at least 20 republicans that would go along with democrats in the conversations i've had but not clear john boehner wants to go that route now and risk alienating that conservative bloc of his conference. >> exactly. i was talking to a house republican chairman last night. they both said this can pass as long as they don't have the so-called hastert rule, as long as boehner agrees to let majority rule. chuck, is that the betting at the white house that b
not going anywhere with harry reid. options will become apparent at that 2:00 meeting. from conversations i've had they include a wide array. possibly the house sending back the government funding bill, one-year delay of the individual mandate, the idea the government pay in premiums to staffers on capitol hill would be cut so gives the republicans ability to say harry reid was protecting his own heck and didn't want to be on the same track of the american people in terms of the exchanges....
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the statement from harry reid tonight was very clear on one policy change in particular. he said quote any bill that passes the senate must include background checks. universal background checks for gun buyers are not only among the most popular gun reforms in the country, with over 90% support in many national polls, background checks for people buying guns are among the most popular policies of any kind in the country. gun related or not. it is remarkable to think that something with 91%, 92% popular support might be too controversial to get any republican senators votes but right now it is still an open question whether republicans will vote for it. if it does pass the senate, if it passes the senate, is there the question whether it can pass the house. the house is controlled by republicans. do republicans in the house support universal background checks the way that 91% of the country does? do house republicans supreme court background checks? maybe. sort of. at least for a second, it seems like they did. >> do you think background check, improving background checks
the statement from harry reid tonight was very clear on one policy change in particular. he said quote any bill that passes the senate must include background checks. universal background checks for gun buyers are not only among the most popular gun reforms in the country, with over 90% support in many national polls, background checks for people buying guns are among the most popular policies of any kind in the country. gun related or not. it is remarkable to think that something with 91%, 92%...
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harry reid said, be going to happen. there's no way they are going to let obama care be altered in any way and it doesn't look like obviously republicans will back down. there will be a shut down. but even with that, obama care will still be enacted. what will have been accomplished. >> the greatest hypocrisy of all includes the fiscal benefits of obama care while at the same time defending obama care. this is a scam. an debate -- >> no, not defunding of obama care at this point. started that way but at this point it is delay of obama care. >> is it possible that tea party, white house, democrats, that everybody is possibly -- i'm just asking the question, possibly hoping for a government shut down. because then they can say it will be the other person's fault? >> i think folks are hoping for a government shut down thinking others will be the ones that take the blame. i think it will be on all their houses. i think the american people, when i go through airports as i just did when i get into cars, people say to me, can y
harry reid said, be going to happen. there's no way they are going to let obama care be altered in any way and it doesn't look like obviously republicans will back down. there will be a shut down. but even with that, obama care will still be enacted. what will have been accomplished. >> the greatest hypocrisy of all includes the fiscal benefits of obama care while at the same time defending obama care. this is a scam. an debate -- >> no, not defunding of obama care at this point....
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harry reid was against it before he was for it. president obama was against it before he was for it. in the end, what's happening is what happened in the country at large. i was looking at the data, 80 senators from 25 years ago were from swing states. the problem in washington, d.c., you can't have the same rules today as you did before. you can't have the same rules in chess as you have in mixed martial arts. that's the situation we're in. >> it's reflecting the situation that we in the country. bill kristol, i wonder if it's going to intensify the polarization we have already seen and essentially start to move us toward parliamentary government. when a party is in charge, they're going to get their way. >> i think so. i think we're being too nice here. harry reid agreed with mitch mcconnell that this would not happen in this session. so, he's simply breaking his word because republicans were not confirming every judge as quickly as the administration liked. and were holding up some branch appointees. >> a lot of them. >> 168 fil
harry reid was against it before he was for it. president obama was against it before he was for it. in the end, what's happening is what happened in the country at large. i was looking at the data, 80 senators from 25 years ago were from swing states. the problem in washington, d.c., you can't have the same rules today as you did before. you can't have the same rules in chess as you have in mixed martial arts. that's the situation we're in. >> it's reflecting the situation that we in the...
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they are going to put forward this bill they know will be shut down by harry reid. then it goes back to the house and then john boehner has a decision to make. does he shut down the government or put a bill that could get democratic support, which is the clean one and move forward, or is there some miracle hue deanny, something out of the mitch mcconnell hat, we've seen this in the fiscal cliff negotiations in 2010 that could avert the government shutdown at least for a week and we negotiate this further? that's what's happening here. nobody knows what exactly the path is going to be. i will tell you, tour'e, the fact they'll send the bill over to the senate again the way the place works with parliamentary procedure, it's difficult to see now how we can avert a government shutdown with the amount of time it's going to take to debate. things could change. someone -- the angels could sing and someone might be awakened and decide they don't want to go down this road anymore. things are not looking good for the government to operate at 100% tomorrow morning. >> i love t
they are going to put forward this bill they know will be shut down by harry reid. then it goes back to the house and then john boehner has a decision to make. does he shut down the government or put a bill that could get democratic support, which is the clean one and move forward, or is there some miracle hue deanny, something out of the mitch mcconnell hat, we've seen this in the fiscal cliff negotiations in 2010 that could avert the government shutdown at least for a week and we negotiate...
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i spent an hour in harry reid's office. i've reached until my arm aches. >> let's bring in our panel. margaret carlson, michael warren and michael len. let's get a quick reaction about today's news. bad decision by harry reid, understandable? what do you think? >> harry reid's thinking was that whatever republicans are going to do now cannot be worse than what they have been doing. e republican view is one thing is a certainty. everyone here will agree republicans one day will be in the majority. in the meantime, they are talking about the slippery slope, saying that now democrats might apply this to legislation. the house is saying if any legislation comes over that was passed with the simple majority it will be automatically dead on arrival. >> republicans seem very frustrated but they had the exact opposite position eight years ago when they were in the majority. >> that's right. you can always go back and forth, showing what they said back then and what they say now. >> how do they defend it? >> i don't think they are g
i spent an hour in harry reid's office. i've reached until my arm aches. >> let's bring in our panel. margaret carlson, michael warren and michael len. let's get a quick reaction about today's news. bad decision by harry reid, understandable? what do you think? >> harry reid's thinking was that whatever republicans are going to do now cannot be worse than what they have been doing. e republican view is one thing is a certainty. everyone here will agree republicans one day will be in...
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we should have swatted this bill away harry reid said. as soon as they passed it, they give him time. i don't want to shut down. the white house is trying to work on this enormous thing. the root cause of the problem is this is an incredibly partisan bill. we are dealing with that right now. i don't care. >> senator, let's go back to that. >> now you can talk. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan support and nine months until september 2009 where senator bacchus was working with senators grassley and others. we had one word from the republicans. yes. we weren't going to play. then we went it alone. we had a 2012 election on obama care. obama won. the country said over and over we are going to support the reform. the republicans have never given an alternative that controls cost to everyone in the country. it improves quality. we have obama care and have the o fordable care act and it goes into law. what you are worried about is people are not going to like it. i
we should have swatted this bill away harry reid said. as soon as they passed it, they give him time. i don't want to shut down. the white house is trying to work on this enormous thing. the root cause of the problem is this is an incredibly partisan bill. we are dealing with that right now. i don't care. >> senator, let's go back to that. >> now you can talk. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan...
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harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed. jonathan, good reporting. thanks very much. gloria will stick around. we just heard john boehner, the speaker of the house, will be making a statement reacting to the president within the next half hour. we will of course have live coverage right here on cnn. things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it's better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i've found that some brokerage firms don't always encourage that kind of relationship. that's why i stopped working
harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed....
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and the only reason we might is if harry reid continues to refuse to compromise. to refuse everyone to talk. if harry reid draws the line and says he will shut down the federal government rather than treat the american families with the same exceptions that have already been given to big business and members of congress. >> now, allison, we have under today, from a senate democratic leadership aid, that is there is not a lot for ted cruz to stand in the way of the next senate vote that will occur tomorrow. it will be just one simple vote. and the democrats just need a 5 1 vote majority to strip out the amendments and send the bill wac to the house. so we will be very much in the same place tomorrow. but as we heard the second ranking democrat in the senate, some of them do very much expect a government shutdown to happen. allison? >> all right. and we'll be watching every move. >>> now, if there is a shutdown, here is what would happen. thousands would be furloughed, although congress would get paid. essential stafl like the mim tear, f.b.i. and air traffic contro
and the only reason we might is if harry reid continues to refuse to compromise. to refuse everyone to talk. if harry reid draws the line and says he will shut down the federal government rather than treat the american families with the same exceptions that have already been given to big business and members of congress. >> now, allison, we have under today, from a senate democratic leadership aid, that is there is not a lot for ted cruz to stand in the way of the next senate vote that...
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. >> with this point, harry reid has conceded on nothing. he's willing to shut the federal government down. i think this's a mistake. i think it's unreasonable. and i think the only way it will change is if politicians in washington start listening to the american people. >> are you going to run for president to continue this fight? >> you know, my focus is on the u.s. senate and fighting the fight that is make a difference for the american people. >> now, don, here's the thing about that. we learned that ted cruz cannot stand in the way of the vote anymore. that there will just be one vote tomorrow in the senate that will essentially strip out some of these amend. menteds that were passed in the house last night. we will be in much the same predicament tomorrow night. john boehner has a real choice to make. i can tell you right now that a number of lawmakers have suggested that we will probably go into a government shultdown. that second ranking member of the senate says he is afraed we will see one. >> and as you see the clock there on the
. >> with this point, harry reid has conceded on nothing. he's willing to shut the federal government down. i think this's a mistake. i think it's unreasonable. and i think the only way it will change is if politicians in washington start listening to the american people. >> are you going to run for president to continue this fight? >> you know, my focus is on the u.s. senate and fighting the fight that is make a difference for the american people. >> now, don, here's...
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harry reid hasn't touched the budget in three years. tell us where to reduce spending because that has to happen if we solve this problem. that is the adult responsible thing to do and frankly what the american people are looking for us to do. let's do it for a change instead of saying give us more revenue and we promise we will cut spending later. give us more borrowing authority. we promise we will cut. this is the looc lucy and chare brown and the football and we are not going to kick it this time. you always vie screw it up. let's solve about problem and put this country on the path to get a balance to have a growing economy and see the things that need to happen. >> do the president's feet need to be held to the fire here on spending? >> the president has put together a plan for another 1.2 trillion, north dakota, spending cuts. they walked afrom trace gallagher prosal why because jim and his colleagues didn't want to ask people who make over a million dollars a year to pay a little bit more. the president's budget contains signifi
harry reid hasn't touched the budget in three years. tell us where to reduce spending because that has to happen if we solve this problem. that is the adult responsible thing to do and frankly what the american people are looking for us to do. let's do it for a change instead of saying give us more revenue and we promise we will cut spending later. give us more borrowing authority. we promise we will cut. this is the looc lucy and chare brown and the football and we are not going to kick it...
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before the vote, harry reid promised democrats would reject any of the health care provisions added when the senate returns at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. the senate spokesman said republicans will be faced with the same choice they have always faced. putting the funding bill on the floor and leting it pass or force a republican government shut down. at some point probably around dinnertime, they will send the same clean funding bill back to the house. what does speaker boehner do then? house majority kenneth carthy said they are considering an 11th hour plan. >> they will send them not to shut the government down, but to fund it. they will have a few options there for the senate to lock at again? >> what are the options? boehner has three options. one, he buys time by sending a clean funding bill for a week or two or less. he sends back something the senate might be able to pass. both ruled out attaching going it, but a repeal of the tax is potential low something that a majority might say let it go, we are against it anyway. he sends something he knows they will reject to prove to the ba
before the vote, harry reid promised democrats would reject any of the health care provisions added when the senate returns at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. the senate spokesman said republicans will be faced with the same choice they have always faced. putting the funding bill on the floor and leting it pass or force a republican government shut down. at some point probably around dinnertime, they will send the same clean funding bill back to the house. what does speaker boehner do then? house...
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frankly, harry reid doesn't look all that good, either. the city of washington decays in the esteem of the american people and we decay as a country around the world. this is a lose-lose-lose process. >> i think if you look at the data that's coming out -- >> the polling numbers. >> there's a "the washington post" poll that's out today that shows republicans getting the blame by more than two to one. compared to the president, almost three to one. and i think that there's a reason for that, because the american people didn't agree with shutting down the government over obama care. they didn't agree with republican tactics up until now, and it's very hard for republicans to pull back from that. you know, it's an open question, how long that blame lasts, but they have a little bit more than a black eye. they have a bloody nose, a black eye. they're taking the hit. >> we lived through this in the '90s. the country will want to know by next summer is obama care working, are jobs being created, is the deficit under control, does washington look
frankly, harry reid doesn't look all that good, either. the city of washington decays in the esteem of the american people and we decay as a country around the world. this is a lose-lose-lose process. >> i think if you look at the data that's coming out -- >> the polling numbers. >> there's a "the washington post" poll that's out today that shows republicans getting the blame by more than two to one. compared to the president, almost three to one. and i think that...